micro 2 exam 1 jeopardy Flashcards
anaerobic blood agar that is best for GPC and used for hemolysis
CDC
genus containing spore forming anaerobic gram positive bacilli
clostridium
anaerobic organism that exhibits double zone hemolysis on anaerobic blood agar
clostridium perfringens
gram negative anaerobic bacillus with tapered ends
fusobacertium nucleatum
most likely organism in the following culture:
1/4 blood culture bottles with small anaerobic GPB growing that is catalase pos and spot indole pos
propionibacterium acnes
acid fast staining method that uses heat to drive carbolfuschin into mycobacterial cells
ziehl-neelson
slow-growing mycobacteria which may be buff/tan when growing in the dark and yellow when exposed to light
photochromogen
two tests that use whole blood to detect cell mediated immunity to tuberculosis
quantiferon gold (QFT) and T-spot
biosafety level for working in mycobacteria
bsl 3 or 2 with 3 practices
nicacin, nitrate and Cat-68 results for M. tuberculosis
pos pos neg
organisms that are incapable of replication outside of al iving host cell
obligate intracellular bacteria
the infectious form of chlamydia
elementary body
type of cells used for culture of chlamydia
McCoy cells
infection spread by Dermacentor tick carrying Rickettsia ricketsii
rocky mountain spotted fever
infection caused by inhalation of Coxiella burnetii when working with infected animals
Q-fever
disease caused by BOrrelia recurrentis
relapsing fever
symptoms include appearance of erythema migrans-ring like rash at the site of tick bite
lyme disease
organism that is associated with cold agglutinins in the blood bank lab
mycoplasma pneumoniae
Organism has spirals that are close together resembling chains of cocci and has ‘hooks’ on the end
Leptospira
Non-treponemal tests that detect reaginic antibodies
VRDL
RPR
Stain used for thick and thin smears for laboratory diagnosis of Relapsing Fever
Wright-Giemsa
Respiratory disease caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Walking pneumonia
(Atypical pneumonia)
Organism growth on SP4 media has the appearance of ‘fried eggs’.
Mycoplasma hominis
Ureaplasma/Mycoplasma organism that is significant due to infection of the fetus
Ureaplasma urealyticum
The type of swab that is acceptable for Mycoplasma testing
calcium alginate swab with plastic shaft
- not cotton
